Then he went on to take his talents to other artistic fields such as acting, taking the lead role at the musical "DNA-SHARAKU" in 2016. In 2017, he again traveled around the world to visit 19 countries and enrich his musical variety even further. The highlights of the following year were tours to all the 47 prefectures in Japan all by himself, producing a song for Masashi Sada, a legendary figure in Japanese pop music, writing a song to BOYS AND MEN who are a rising-star pop group performing mainly in Japan's region. His seventh album, his latest, titled as "7" was released on December 5, 2018, featuring a song he co-wrote with Mr. Children’s Kazutoshi Sakurai. His stage is now not limited to inside Japan. To make his dream come true, going to a world tour, he has worked with non-Japanese song writers and made songs in other languages as well. Discography Albums Extended plays Singles Other charted songs Other appearances Bibliography , 2006, References External links Official site Official blog Living people Japanese male musicians Japanese male singer-songwriters Japanese singer-songwriters Japanese-language singers 1979 births Universal Music Japan artists People from Chiba Prefecture People from Mie Prefecture Musicians from Chiba Prefecture Musicians from Mie Prefecture 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese male singers